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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5124 

To require the United States Secret Service to provide protection to major 

Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and their spouses at the 

same level of protection provided to the President, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

LANKFORD, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. BUDD, Mr. SCOTT of South 

Carolina, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. CRUZ, and Mr. 

CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the United States Secret Service to provide protection to major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and their spouses at the same level of protection 

provided to the President, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect our Presidents 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SECURITY INCREASE FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE 

2 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. 

3 Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(h)(1) In this subsection, the term ‘covered indi6 vidual’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a President-elect; 

8 ‘‘(B) a Vice President-elect; 

9 ‘‘(C) a major Presidential or Vice Presidential 

10 candidate (as defined in subsection (a)(7)) who has 

11 accepted a nomination for President or Vice Presi12 dent at a national nominating convention of a polit13 ical party; and 

14 ‘‘(D) the spouse of an individual described in 

15 subparagraphs (A) through (C). 

16 ‘‘(2)(A) The United States Secret Service shall pro17 vide to covered individuals— 

18 ‘‘(i) the same level of protection provided to the 

19 President under subsection (a)(1); and 

20 ‘‘(ii) any necessary protective measure. 

21 ‘‘(B) A covered individual may decline the increased 

22 protection provided under subparagraph (A). 

23 ‘‘(3) In a Presidential election year, not later than 

24 15 days after the date on which a major Presidential or 

25 Vice Presidential candidate (as defined in subsection 

26 (a)(7)) accepts a nomination for President or Vice PresiVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:08 Sep 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S5124.IS S5124

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1 dent at a national nominating convention of a political 

2 party, and every 15 days thereafter until the date of the 

3 Presidential election, the United States Secret Service 

4 shall provide to the majority and minority leaders of the 

5 Senate, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 

6 Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security 

7 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com8 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa9 tives a report and briefing on— 

10 ‘‘(A) the threat level posed to each major Presi11 dential and Vice Presidential candidate (as defined 

12 in subsection (a)(7)) who has accepted a nomination 

13 for President or Vice President at a national nomi14 nating convention of a political party; and 

15 ‘‘(B) all security measures being implemented 

16 for each candidate described in subparagraph (A), 

17 including the cost of those measures, the number of 

18 personnel permanently assigned to the protective de19 tail of the candidate, and a list of any unmet secu20 rity needs of the candidate.’’. 

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